Bomb squad called to UK elementary school after boy pulls out WWII hand grenade

Bomb squad called to UK elementary school after boy pulls out WWII hand grenade


The school’s principal, Jeanette Hart, said she wasn’t sure if the device was live, but didn’t want to take any chances. “I ended the assembly, took it off him and slowly carried it outside and put it behind a far tree in the car park,”Hart, who said she tried to keep calm during the nerve-wracking ordeal, told the BBC. Police and the army bomb squad responded to the calls at the school in Derbyshire, UK.

Author: Gabrielle Fahmy


Published at: 2025-05-17 21:08:42

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